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B. HARARE 716
C. HARARE 530
Classified By: Political Officer Audu Besmer for reasons 1.5 b/d
1. (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, maverick MDC MP Job Sikhala denied
rumors that he planned to create a splinter party with other
high-level MDC officials. Whether or not that rumor is true,
Sikhala and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai currently appear
to be at odds -- yet another example of internal conflict
distracting the MDC from its mission as an opposition party.
END SUMMARY.
2. (C) Sikhala said he thought the rumor (Refs A, B) actually
originated from within MDC headquarters in Harare by staff
members loyal to MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai who sought
to discredit him (Sikhala). He said a splinter party would
serve no purpose. He was confident he would win the
nomination for MDC candidate for MP representing the Harare
suburb of St. Mary's -- a position he currently holds. He
said that if he lost the nomination, he would run as an
independent -- and win.
3. (C) Sikhala also alleged that Tsvangirai authorized two
plots to kill him recently. Sikhala said Tsvangirai's
bodyguards half-cut Sikhala's car tire valves on April 2 in
such a way as to make a blowout likely. Sikhala's supporters
allegedly saw the bodyguards cut the valves and an accident
was averted. Sikhala supporters within MDC headquarters
allegedly heard that Tsvangirai loyalists planned to kill
Sikhala by throwing a hand-grenade into his house. The
grenade was allegedly to be thrown during the attack on
Sikhala's house on April 23 (Ref B). Sikhala called the
youths who attacked his house on that day, "Tsvangirai's
thugs".
4. (C) Dennis Murira, personal assistant to the National
Chairman, said that under Tsvangirai's orders he had
recruited Sikhala into the MDC from the student movement in
1999. Murira said he recently found out that Sikhala and
former Zengeza MP Tafadzwa Musekiwa accepted bribes from
Central Intelligence Office agents to "not" call protests
when the two were student leaders. Murira alleged that
Sikhala and Musekiwa both felt compromised, i.e. they were
obligated to do the CIO's bidding under threat that the
bribes would be made public. Murira said Musekiwa's response
to this pressure was to flee to the U.K. He said Sikhala's
has been to play his standard role of maverick agitator.
5. (C) Sikhala objected publicly to what he called the
"imposition" by the leadership of MDC candidate James Makore
in Zengeza. Tsvangirai and Sikhala were to meet soon to iron
out what appears to be significant bad blood between the two
over candidate selection. Sikhala has agitated for primaries
to select MP candidates. In an April 29 briefing to
diplomats, Tsvangirai suggested that the party was
considering primaries. (Comment: This would be an expensive
proposal for an already cash-strapped party. It remains
unclear how the MDC leadership will deal with this issue.
End Comment.) The MDC constitution currently provides for
consensus selection of candidates via MDC provincial
structure representatives. MDC officials acknowledged that
the Zengeza candidate was imposed by the National Chairman,
against MDC official rules (Ref C). The move reportedly
supplanted another candidate that the MDC Zengeza membership
put forth.
Comment:
--------
6. (C) It is hard to know what might be true when talking to
Sikhala. It is possible he asked Shumba to support him in a
splinter party, whether or not he actually intended to form
one, simply to demonstrate to Tsvangirai that he was a force
with whom Tsvangirai would need to reckon.
7. (C) Continued: There are many allegations that various MDC
officials have taken bribes from GOZ sources, or have
provided information to the GOZ. It is unlikely such
allegations will ever be proven. Rumors like these further
demonstrate that various MDC personalities and factions are
increasingly jockeying for pole position. As long as these
personnel conflicts claim center stage, party business will
remain secondary.
SULLIVAN

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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 HARARE 000765
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR J. FRAZER, D. TEITELBAUM
LONDON FOR C. GURNEY
PARIS FOR C. NEARY
NAIROBI FOR T. PFLAUMER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/31/2014
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, PINR, SF, ZI, MDC
SUBJECT: MDC MP JOB SIKHALA DENIES SPLINTER PARTY PLOT --
ALLEGES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS
REF: A. PRETORIA 1865
B. HARARE 716
C. HARARE 530
Classified By: Political Officer Audu Besmer for reasons 1.5 b/d
1. (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, maverick MDC MP Job Sikhala denied
rumors that he planned to create a splinter party with other
high-level MDC officials. Whether or not that rumor is true,
Sikhala and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai currently appear
to be at odds -- yet another example of internal conflict
distracting the MDC from its mission as an opposition party.
END SUMMARY.
2. (C) Sikhala said he thought the rumor (Refs A, B) actually
originated from within MDC headquarters in Harare by staff
members loyal to MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai who sought
to discredit him (Sikhala). He said a splinter party would
serve no purpose. He was confident he would win the
nomination for MDC candidate for MP representing the Harare
suburb of St. Mary's -- a position he currently holds. He
said that if he lost the nomination, he would run as an
independent -- and win.
3. (C) Sikhala also alleged that Tsvangirai authorized two
plots to kill him recently. Sikhala said Tsvangirai's
bodyguards half-cut Sikhala's car tire valves on April 2 in
such a way as to make a blowout likely. Sikhala's supporters
allegedly saw the bodyguards cut the valves and an accident
was averted. Sikhala supporters within MDC headquarters
allegedly heard that Tsvangirai loyalists planned to kill
Sikhala by throwing a hand-grenade into his house. The
grenade was allegedly to be thrown during the attack on
Sikhala's house on April 23 (Ref B). Sikhala called the
youths who attacked his house on that day, "Tsvangirai's
thugs".
4. (C) Dennis Murira, personal assistant to the National
Chairman, said that under Tsvangirai's orders he had
recruited Sikhala into the MDC from the student movement in
1999. Murira said he recently found out that Sikhala and
former Zengeza MP Tafadzwa Musekiwa accepted bribes from
Central Intelligence Office agents to "not" call protests
when the two were student leaders. Murira alleged that
Sikhala and Musekiwa both felt compromised, i.e. they were
obligated to do the CIO's bidding under threat that the
bribes would be made public. Murira said Musekiwa's response
to this pressure was to flee to the U.K. He said Sikhala's
has been to play his standard role of maverick agitator.
5. (C) Sikhala objected publicly to what he called the
"imposition" by the leadership of MDC candidate James Makore
in Zengeza. Tsvangirai and Sikhala were to meet soon to iron
out what appears to be significant bad blood between the two
over candidate selection. Sikhala has agitated for primaries
to select MP candidates. In an April 29 briefing to
diplomats, Tsvangirai suggested that the party was
considering primaries. (Comment: This would be an expensive
proposal for an already cash-strapped party. It remains
unclear how the MDC leadership will deal with this issue.
End Comment.) The MDC constitution currently provides for
consensus selection of candidates via MDC provincial
structure representatives. MDC officials acknowledged that
the Zengeza candidate was imposed by the National Chairman,
against MDC official rules (Ref C). The move reportedly
supplanted another candidate that the MDC Zengeza membership
put forth.
Comment:
--------
6. (C) It is hard to know what might be true when talking to
Sikhala. It is possible he asked Shumba to support him in a
splinter party, whether or not he actually intended to form
one, simply to demonstrate to Tsvangirai that he was a force
with whom Tsvangirai would need to reckon.
7. (C) Continued: There are many allegations that various MDC
officials have taken bribes from GOZ sources, or have
provided information to the GOZ. It is unlikely such
allegations will ever be proven. Rumors like these further
demonstrate that various MDC personalities and factions are
increasingly jockeying for pole position. As long as these
personnel conflicts claim center stage, party business will
remain secondary.
SULLIVAN

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